Liquid dauber



Aug, 231, M34. E. P. ALLEN. 1,970,831

LIQUID DAUBER Filed Aug. 23, 1953 Edward J? Allem,

Patented Aug. 21, I934 rr or ies 6 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in liquid daubers, the peculiarities of which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

The main objects of my invention are to provide means first, for preventing refilling the dauber; second, for retaining a portion of the liquid at the discharge end after use of the dauber, to maintain the contact cushion in moist condition and expedite the discharge upon further use; third, to liven the cushion end and avoid its flattening out under use; fourth to facilitate holding the dauber by the fingers while in use; fifth, to avoid the dauber slipping through .the hand of the user; and other objects hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing in which like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts,

Fig. 1 represents a vertical central section 20 through the dauber and cap in upright closed position;

Fig. 2, the dauber reversed and in partial section with its cap removed;

Fig. 3, a detail side view of the cushion spring;

Fig. 4, a detail plan view of the cushion collar;

Fig. 5, a similar 'view of the perforated top of the sealing chamber,

Fig. 6, a similar view of the valve bottom of said chamber; and

Fig. '7, a similar view of the packing washer.

This device consists of a suitable bottle or other container for an emulsified shoe dressing or other suitable liquid, (such as mucilage) which is to be discharged intermittently and applied or daubed on a surface for polishing or otherwise. Since such liquid is composed of a vehicle which is more or less volatile in order to deposit a constituent dissolved or mixed therewith upon said surface, the container should be of such construction for a dauber as to prevent evaporation when not in use, yet be adapted for readily applying it when desired. Such a device I now describe in connection with the accompanying drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a bottle or other suitable container for a liquid which is to be discharged intermittently by portions as required for use. The bottom 2 is slightly recessed (Fig. l), and the adjacent side ,;portion 3 is flared or bulged outward to form a ring base i, and also to prevent the bottle slipping through the palm of the hand when shaking it in its reversed position, Fig. 2. The sides are also provided with panels 5 having pyramidal or jgother points projecting through matching openings in the label 5' to assist the fingers in holding it while shaking.

The top or discharge end has a crown top consisting of a bead 6 at the tip forming a shoulder, and an adjacent outwardly and downwardly inclined portion of the neck forming a lower larger shoulder '7 spaced from the upper shoulder.

On said tip is mounted a perforated top 8 having sides depending from an offset 8' and forming a skirt 9 of larger diameter which is clamped to the neck at its lower end below said tip. Between the tip and the offset sides, is thus firmly held a downwardly conical piece 10 having a cork washer 11 or other packing next the tip and forming the bottom of a chamber 12 be- '10 low'said top 8. A hole 13 in said bottom centrally located, is normally closed by a ball 14 or other means, when the bottle is upright, but is opened like a valve when the bottle is reversed as in Fig. 2 to allow the contained liquid to flow into said chamber and thence out through said perforated. top, and so permeate a resilient cushion from which it is daubed on any surface desired by bringing it into contact therewith.

This cushion consists of several layers 16 of so cheese-cloth beneath a protective cover 17 of voile, or other fabric that resists abrasion from rubbing contact. Inside the cheese-cloth is a filling 18 of combed wool which has been treated with chlorate of zinc or other waterproofing so- 35 lution, so that it retains its natural resiliency. A coiled spring 18 is also preferably embedded in said wool filling to assist it in expanding the cushion after pressure on a surface, and also to maintain the open, porous condition of the cushion. 4

The said covering fabric is held in place by a collar 19 encircling the perforated top 8, and having an annular groove 20 disposed above the offset. The collar has a depending sleeve 21 passing the skirt 9 and swaged inward at its lower end to engage said lower shoulder '7.

One or more layers of the fabric covering are brought down between said skirt 9 and the sleeve, and held gripped between them, assisted by prongs 22 on the skirt (Fig. 5). A cement may also be used. The cushion is thus held against its outward tendency, and against displacement in use. The sleeve is a trifle smaller in diameter than the inclined shoulder 7, so that when it has been pressed down and swaged as stated, it becomes slightly tapering. This gives a close lit for the bottom end 23 of an offset cap 24 that hermetically seals the cushion from drying out when not in use. A shoulder 25 formed by the oifset in the sides of the cap, seats upon the top of the sleeve outside the groove which catches the surplus liquid.

The portion of the liquid caught in the cham-- ber 12 by the ball valve after using the dauber and setting it upright again, preserves the moist condition of the cushion when not in use, and efiects an immediate flow of liquid to the outside of the cushion when the bottle is again reversed for further use.

When the bottle is shaken, the ball is agitated and breaks up any waxy deposits that might collect at the openings in the top and bottom of the chamber.

The collar with its grooved portion bears on the offset 8 and interposed fabric, and the sleeve 21 extends below said skirt 9 and shoulder '7.

This construction provides a firm, steady, mounting for the cushion, so that it is not displaced by rough usage. It also guards against removal of the cushion in attempted refilling of the container with the same or an inferior liquid.

I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described except by the claims herewith.

I claim:

1. A liquid dauber comprising a liquid container having a tip at its discharge end forming a shoulder, a perforated top having a skirt clamped to said shoulder, a valve device mounted below said top to supply contained liquid to the perforated top, a permeable cushion mounted above said top, a spring enclosed within said cushion for resiliency, and means to hold said cushion in place on said top, substantially as described.

'2. A liquid dauber comprising a liquid container, a perforated top mounted on its discharge end, a valve device mounted below said top, a resilient cushion mounted above said top consist-, ing of a waterproofed permeable filling, and a resilient spring enclosed therein to liven it up, means to hold said cushion in place on said top while the cushion is reversed in use, and means to retain a portion of the liquid closely ,3 adjacent and below said cushion after returning the container to upright position, substantially as described.

3. A liquid dauber comprising a liquid container, a perforated top mounted on its discharge end, a resilient permeable cushion mounted above said top, a downwardly conical piece having a central hole and forming a chamber below said top, and a ball in said chamber closing said hole when the container is upright and thus retaining a portion of the contained liquid supplied to said cushion through said chamber when the container is reversed in use, substantially as described.

4. A liquid dauber comprising a liquid container, a perforated top having an offset with depending sides of larger diameter mounted on said top, a permeable resilient cushion having a fabric cover mounted above said top, a collar encircling said cushion and gripping the fabric disposed in said onset, and means to hold the collar in gripping position, substantially as described.

5. A liquid dauber comprising a liquid container having upper and lower shoulders spaced apart near its discharge end, a perforated top on the discharge end secured to the upper shoulder, a permeable resilient cushion having a fabric cover and disposed above said top, means to supply contained liquid to said cushion, and an encircling collar securing said cushion in place and having a sleeve of larger diameter extending below the upper shoulder and secured below the lower shoulder to hold the cushion firmly while in use, substantially as described.

6. A liquid dauber comprising a bottle having an outwardly and downwardly inclined portion of its neck ending in a shoulder, a permeable cushion mounted on the discharge end of said bottle and adapted to be saturated by contained liquid, a collar encircling said cushion having a sleeve extending downward and engaging said inclined portion and of smaller diameter, so that the bottom of said sleeve is enlarged and tapered upward as it is pressed downward and swaged under said shoulder, and a cap having an offset in its sides providing a larger diameter below said ofiset and making a snug fit at the top of said skirt, which fit is made closer when the cap is pushed down on said tapering portion and effects hermetical sealing of said cushion.

' EDWARD P. ALLEN. 

